Impact of Maersk Cyber-Attack

June 28, 2017

By Michelle Kelley

Maersk’s APM Terminals in New York, and several other locations across the globe, are closed for the second day, after the ocean carrier reported being hit by a cyber-attack yesterday. According to a customer advisory emailed this morning, Maersk has shut down its IT and communications systems as a proactive security measure.

Impact on Shippers

Here is what we know about the situation:

With the exception of APM Terminals and a few other gates, which are currently closed, vessel operations will continue as planned for the majority of ports of call.

Cargo in transit will be offloaded as planned.

Maersk is not accepting new bookings at this time, which may result in short-term capacity issues in the Asian and European trades.

Due to these circumstances, it’s possible that other carriers will become overbooked very quickly. Until the damage from the cyber-attack can be resolved, Mohawk Global Logistics strongly urges all clients to book cargo with other carriers as early as possible to avoid possible delays.